The Department of State (DOS) has issued its October 2018 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there were significant advancements for all priority dates across the board.<\/p>\n
EB-1-Worldwide<\/u>:<\/p>\n
China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of June 1, 2016<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 1614 days)<\/p>\n
India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Priority date of June 1, 2016<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 1614 days)<\/p>\n
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras<\/span>: April 1, 2017<\/span>\u00a0(Advancement of 305 days)<\/p>\n Mexico<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of April 1, 2017<\/span>\u00a0(Advancement of 305 days)<\/p>\n Philippines<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of April 1, 2017<\/span>\u00a0(Advancement of 305 days)<\/p>\n Vietnam<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of April 1, 2017<\/span>\u00a0(Advancement of 305 days)<\/p>\n Other areas<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of April 1, 2017<\/span>\u00a0(Advancement of 305 days)<\/p>\n EB-2-Worldwide<\/u>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority dates are current,<\/u>\u00a0except:<\/strong><\/p>\n China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of April 1, 2015<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 821 days)<\/p>\n India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Priority date of March 26, 2009\u00a0<\/u>(Advancement of 816 days)<\/p>\n EB-3-Worldwide<\/u>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority dates are current,<\/u>\u00a0except:<\/strong><\/p>\n China<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of June 1, 2015<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 212 days)<\/p>\n India<\/u>: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of January 1, 2009<\/u>\u00a0(Advancement of 2192 days)<\/p>\n Philippines<\/span>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Priority date of June 1, 2017<\/span>\u00a0(Advancement of 212 days)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n USCIS ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS DATES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n If USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for a fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, the USCIS will state on\u00a0www.uscis.gov\/visabulletininfo<\/a>\u00a0that you may use the\u00a0Dates for Filing Visa Applications<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0chart in the Department of State October 2018 Visa Bulletin. Otherwise, USCIS will indicate on their web site that you must use the\u00a0Application Final Action Dates<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0chart to determine when you may file your adjustment of status application in the United States.\u00a0 Currently, as of this publication, the USCIS has not determined which chart to use for October 2018.\u00a0 The dates listed above are the Application Final Action Dates.<\/p>\n Check-In with Charlie Oppenheim<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There is no October 2018 analysis or predictions from Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS).\u00a0 Charlie Oppenheim is responsible for analyzing and predicting immigrant preference categories. SW Law Group will post any updated analysis and predictions from Charlie Oppenheim if such information is released this month.<\/p>\n